32nd London Film Critics Circle Awards 19 January 2012

Film of the Year: The Artist

British Film of the Year: We Need to Talk About Kevin

The 32nd London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2011, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 19 January 2012.

Winners and nominees Film of the Year The Artist Drive A Separation Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy The Tree of Life

British Film of the Year We Need to Talk About Kevin The Guard Kill List Shame Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Foreign Language Film of the Year A Separation • IranMysteries of Lisbon • Portugal Poetry • South Korea Le Quattro Volte • Italy The Skin I Live In • Spain

Documentary of the YearSenna Cave of Forgotten Dreams Dreams of a Life Pina Project Nim

Director of the Year Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Asghar Farhadi – A Separation Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life Lynne Ramsay – We Need to Talk About Kevin Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive

Screenwriter of the Year Asghar Farhadi – A Separation Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Kenneth Lonergan – Margaret Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash – The Descendants Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Breakthrough British Filmmaker Andrew Haigh – Weekend Richard Ayoade – Submarine Paddy Considine – Tyrannosaur Joe Cornish – Attack the Block John Michael McDonagh – The Guard

Actor of the Year Jean Dujardin – The Artist George Clooney – The Descendants Michael Fassbender – Shame Ryan Gosling – Drive Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Actress of the Year Anna Paquin – Margaret Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

Supporting Actor of the Year Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn Simon Russell Beale – The Deep Blue Sea Albert Brooks – Drive Christopher Plummer – Beginners Michael Smiley – Kill List

Supporting Actress of the Year Sareh Bayat – A Separation Jessica Chastain – The Help Vanessa Redgrave – Coriolanus Octavia Spencer – The Help Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom

British Actor of the Year Michael Fassbender – A Dangerous Method and Shame Tom Cullen – Weekend Brendan Gleeson – The Guard Peter Mullan – Tyrannosaur and War Horse Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

British Actress of the Year Olivia Colman – The Iron Lady and Tyrannosaur Carey Mulligan – Drive and Shame Vanessa Redgrave – Anonymous and Coriolanus Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin Rachel Weisz – The Deep Blue Sea

Young British Performer of the Year Craig Roberts – Submarine John Boyega – Attack the Block Jeremy Irvine – War Horse Yasmin Paige – Submarine Saoirse Ronan – Hanna

Technical Achievement Maria Djurkovic, production design – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Manuel Alberto Claro, cinematography – Melancholia Paul Davies, sound design – We Need to Talk About Kevin Dante Ferretti, production design – Hugo Alberto Iglesias, original score – The Skin I Live In Chris King and Gregers Sall, editing – Senna Joe Letteri, visual effects – Rise of the Planet of the Apes Cliff Martinez, original score – Drive Robert Richardson, cinematography – Hugo Robbie Ryan, cinematography – Wuthering Heights

Dilys Powell Award Nicolas Roeg

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